myth
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
myths
plural
myths
Britannica Dictionary definition of MYTH
1
:
an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true
[count]
-
It's an enduring/persistent myth that money brings happiness.
-
The book dispels/refutes/debunks many myths about early American history. [=shows that many beliefs about early American history are wrong]
-
I don't believe the myths and legends about/surrounding this forest.
[noncount]
-
Contrary to popular myth, no monster lives in this lake.
2
a
[count]
:
a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence
-
creation myths [=stories about how people and the world were first created]
b
[noncount]
:
such stories as a group
-
a student of Greek myth [=mythology]
